At age thirteen, Katie Russell attended her first Chicago Cubs game. While dining at Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse in the Windy City, her mom planted the seed of a big dream: to visit all the Major League Baseball (MLB) parks.Fast-forward years later, and Katie stands on the mound at Wrigley Field, baseball and glove in hand, name displayed on the scoreboard for all to see.But her journey to that moment was anything but pitch perfect.Join Katie as she travels more than 30,000 miles to all thirty MLB parks in a single season, a rare feat covered by the likes of ESPN. Along with black-and-white photographs, Katie shares letters written to her mom, who died of cancer before the two of them could go on the adventure of a lifetime together.During the journey, Katie reflects on her life, her relationship with her mom, and America’s favorite pastime, weaving a story that will resonate with,
*mothers and daughters,,
*cancer survivors,,
*baseball and sports fans, and,
*anyone who has experienced loss . . . and maybe fallen in love along the way.A Season with Mom reminds readers that in life, as in baseball, sometimes you strike out, but sometimes you hit home runs. And even if the wait is longer than you’d hoped-like it was for the Chicago Cubs’ long-sought World Series win-dreams can come true.
